Was it fun? Was it frustrating? Do you like to draw? Will you ever try again?
For the drinking and drawing activity, I thought it was both fun and frustrating. It was fun because I never really give myself any opportunities to draw so having it be a mandatory activity forced me to finally draw! It was nice to be able to just chill and draw trees and drinks after a long day of classes. However, I thought it was a little frustrating at times because I am not a very good artist and so some of my drawings did not come out like I wanted. It’s really tough drawing subjects realistically, especially leaves and people! For my first person drawing, I tried to do a blind contour but I ended up peeking at my drawing too often so it’s a contour drawing instead. Nevertheless, I enjoy drawing in spite of its challenges and I would definitely consider trying this again!
Do you think if you practiced for 100 hours, or 1,000, that you would get a lot better?
I believe that with hard work and practice, anyone can be good at anything. Of course, that means that if I put in enough hours I’m sure that I could get a lot better at drawing. It also helps to have an interest in the thing you’re practicing in as well!
What is your major? Can you think of any ways that simple sketching of some kind could be useful in your major?
My major is computer science and I can definitely think of some ways that sketching might be useful! In coding a program, there is a lot of planning that can be done involving what should and shouldn’t be included in the code. Perhaps drawing a map or diagram of the program’s functions and classes would better serve as a guideline for the creation of the program as opposed to just writing it all out without pictures!
Is Drawing a Language? Can drawings say things that are hard to say with words?
I believe that drawing is a language because it can definitely communicate messages and ideas to an audience. After all, language is just a method of communication. Drawings can definitely say things that words can’t explain. A classic example would be trying to describe colors to a subject that hypothetically cannot see. Other than colors, drawings can more easily convey emotion as well as any intangible thoughts a person might want to communicate. Though words are also capable of carrying emotion, I believe that drawings and pictures have them beat in that respect.
Extra Drawing – Future Tattoo
For my future tattoo, I’d want a small Charmander! I grew up playing Pokemon and Charmander has always been my favorite one. I feel like it’d be a cool thing to have as a first tattoo since it pays homage to my childhood and interests. I also think that Charmanders are just awesome in general.
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